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Description
The PI is planning to spend approximately a total of 6 weeks at each institute. In addition,
two graduate students who are currently working on the Superplastic Forming project at
the University of Kentucky and one undergraduate student will participate in this activity.
The PI and the students will consult with the Office of International Affairs at the
University of Kentucky to go through proper orientation.
A supplement to the existing CAREER award (Integrated Approach to Superplastic
Forming of Advanced Materials, PI: Marwan Khraisheh, University of Kentucky) for
international collaborative project is requested in response to the lREE Dear Colleague
Letter. The collaboration will be between the University of Kentucky and two foreign
institutions: Ecole des Mines d' Albi - Carmaux, France and King's College London,
United Kingdom. The collaboration is directly related to the PI's CAREER award and
will focus on advancing the industrial utilization of Superplastic Forming Process, the
overall goal ofthe CAREER award.
The collaboration with Ecole des Mines d' Albi - Carmaux will be with the Director of
Tools, Materials and Processes Research Center, Professor Gerard Bernhart. The
collaboration will focus on Superplastic forming of lightweight alloys and the
incorporation of tool-workpiece interface in the FE simulation model. The collaboration
with King's College London will be with Professor Richard Curtis, Senior Lecturer at the
Dental Biomaterials Sciences Department at the Dental Institute. The collaboration will
focus on utilizing the Superplastic forming process to fabricate highly specialized dental
and medical implants. Professors Bernhart and Curtis are both enthusiastic about the
collaboration and their respective institutes can provide unique expertise and perspectives
on the research subject that complements the existing expertise at the University of
Kentucky.
This IREE request provides a unique opportunity for the researchers at the University of
Kentucky to closely interact with researchers at leading international institutes. The
collaboration will contribute to advancing the industrial utilization of Superplastic
forming technique in traditional applications (aerospace and automotive) and nontraditional
applications (medical implants). Increase in SPF use leads to cheaper, lighter,
safer and more environmentally friendly products.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 8/31/06 → 12/31/08 |
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Projects
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CAREER: Integrated Approach to Superplastic Forming of Advanced Materials: Mechanics-Materials-Manufacturing Linkage
Khraisheh, M.
4/1/03 → 12/31/08
Project: Research project